The most urgent item on the agenda this week is that of reminding you of the imminence of the ‘sell by’ date for the National Club Draw. Books sold or unsold should therefore be returned immediately to John Keane (contactable at 086-82802610). Meanwhile the Lotto is ag treabhadh ar agaidh (ploughing ahead). The winning numbers last week were 5,8,16,18 with the 200 euro for Match 3 being shared between Larry Howard and Kevin Keyes. This week the jackpot is 5,200 euro.
The much sought-after tickets for that most sociable of events, the ire g Annual Dinner Dance are now available at the very attractive price of 35euro. Book early to beat the touts!
The coiste of ire g is acutely aware of the necessity for the need of vigilance with respect to the abuse of legal and illegal drugs and has devised a policy with respect to same. In keeping with GAA requirements it will be posting the contents of this policy prominently in the clubhouse.
On the proposal of Kevin Healy it was decided at the last meeting of the coiste, in accordance with best practice, to set up a disciplinary board within the club. The board is to comprise 3 males and 1 female. This is a very welcome development as currently the club has no formal process for dealing with matters of discipline.
Juvenile registration takes place this Saturday 20th from 10a.m. to 12noon and on Monday 22nd from 18.30 to 20.00 in the ire g clubhouse. Membership is very reasonably priced by any standard but particularly when one considers that it includes access to 2 very fine sports.
Our hurlers are gearing up for the opening game of their 2016 campaign which takes place on Saturday 27th in Greystones. They are paired against St Marys of Leixlip in the Leinster League.
Gaelic games because of the range of their skills are synergic (the playing of these games enhances one’s ability to play others) with many other sports. Thus it is generally accepted that hurlers are at an advantage when taking up golf. The flow of benefits to player skills can however also be in the opposite direction as was averred by Shane Prendergast from Clara on the occasion of his appointment as the Kilkenny hurling captain for 2016. He spoke of his background in tennis and how it had helped him to become the hurler that he is. In passing he also mentioned that ‘Fan’ Larkin felt that his hurling missed out because of his not having played tennis. Shane pointed to a close correspondence between the skill of forehand striking and the hitting of the sliothar off the strong side and between striking off the weaker side and the backhand return. He also compared volleying and smashing in tennis to the blocking of the ball in hurling. Tennis of course also speeds up reaction times. Hopefully the playing off the soon to be installed ballwall will obviate the necessity for the hurlers to cross the road to join the august company in the Tennis Club to hone these aforementioned skills.
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